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Historic Preservation Commission · Case 26-002948-COA

117 W 42nd St

New Construction, Small (Part I)

ContinuedThe Historic Preservation Commission continued this request on Aug 26, 2026.
This case was heard at 2 HPC meetings. This page covers one of them. See the full case history →

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Property
117 W 42nd St, Metropolitan (Norwood Ward), Savannah
Parcel (PIN)
20074 15001 · Chatham County parcel number, from SAGIS
Request
New Construction, Small (Part I) (Regular agenda)
Applicant
Brown Design Studio, Eric S. Brown
Staff recommendation
Continue — staff asked the board to continue this item (no approve or deny recommendation). Read the staff report (PDF).
Board decision
Continued — 6 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstaining (Aug 26, 2026)

The board's motion

Continue the request for New Construction, Small, Part I: Height and Mass, at 117 West 42nd Street to the September 23, 2026, Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, to allow the applicant time to provide revised and consistent dimensional information necessary for Staff to determine compliance with the applicable standards, including the following: Provide the exact building footprint of the principal building and caretaker building and revise the submitted area calculations accordingly. Provide the resulting total building footprint and building coverage based on the current 2,984-square-foot lot and demonstrate compliance with the TN-2 maximum building coverage of 60%. Revise or clarify the site plan to consistently identify the applicable setbacks for the principal building and caretaker building. Provide the overall height to the roof peak for both the principal building and caretaker building.

Documents

117 W 42nd St in Norwood Ward, geocoded from Savannah's SAGIS address records.

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